LOS ANGELES — — Mookie Betts set a Dodgers record for leadoff home runs and Teoscar Hernández added his first two long balls for Los Angeles in a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.
Betts hit his 29th leadoff homer for the Dodgers on the first pitch from Zack Thompson (0-1).
Bobby Miller (1-0) struck out a career-high 11, allowing two hits and a walk in six innings, and Evan Phillips pitched a perfect ninth for his second save.
Zach Thompson (0-1) gave up five runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Nolan Gorman had a two-run double in a three-run eighth, but it wouldn’t be enough.
RHP Lance Lynn is set to make his first start in his return for his initial big league team on Saturday, 7:15 with the pregame and the first pitch at 8:10 on KIRX.